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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Published Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Harm reduction approaches for those who inject drugs, including the distribution of clean needles and syringes, are proven interventions to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne viruses, and are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other leading public health agencies.
Recent studies in the U.S. and China have demonstrated that investments in syringe exchange programs (SEPs) are cost-saving HIV prevention interventions.
During the 19th International AIDS Conference in July 2012, researchers reported that increasing SEP coverage in the U.S. from the existing 2.9 percent to 5 percent would avert 169 HIV infections.¹ Although this would require US$19 million of additional investment, it would save US$66 million in future treatment costs. Greater program coverage was associated with even greater savings over time (see chart).
A study in China² estimated that between 2002 and 2008, the SEP in Yunnan province averted approximately 16–20 percent (5,200–7,500) of new HIV infections. With total spending of US$1.04 million on the program during that time period, researchers estimated that it saved between US$1.38 and US$1.97 million in care and treatment costs averted.
The findings of major returns on SEP investments are lessons for all Asian countries, where 4.5 million of the estimated 15.9 million people who inject drugs live.³ Although injecting drug use is a key driver of the regional HIV epidemic, SEP coverage has been inconsistent. Delays in SEP scale-up are resulting in lost opportunities to prevent new infections and capitalize on cost savings for national HIV programs struggling with shrinking budgets.
1. Nguyen TQ, Weir BW, Pinkerton SD, Des Jarlais DC, Holtgrave D, Increasing investment in syringe exchange is cost saving HIV prevention: modeling hypothetical syringe coverage levels in the United States, 19th International AIDS Conference, Washington DC, Abstract MOAE0204
2. Zhang L, Yap L, Xun Z, Wu Z, Wilson DP, Needle and syringe programs in Yunnan, China yield health and financial return, BMC Public Health 2011 11:250.
3. Harm Reduction International. The Global State of Harm Reduction 2012: Towards an integrated response, http://www.ihra.net/files/2012/07/24/GlobalState2012_Web.pdf, Accessed 19 August 2012.
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This summer when Britain was gripped by civil disturbance, it was suggested by some in the SF community that if you wanted to understand the underlying psychology of those involved, you should read Jack Womack's Random Acts of Senseless Violence, originally published in 1994. Random Acts details in diary form the tribulations of twelve-year-old Lola Hart as her New York City, family, and persona come apart. It also serves as an entry point for Womack's six-book Dryco series, which presents post-disaster America as trailer-trash corporate dystopia, complete with Elvis worship, unchecked rape and murder, and its own argot. Recently I met with Womack and asked him about the creation and particular prescience of these novels.
Your novels make me unbelievably anxious.
I relieve my own anxiety by writing them. So, yeah, it's transference.
One of the things that's so anxiety-inducing about Random Acts, as well as your first novel Ambient, is that there's always scarcity: there's never enough money, never enough food, never enough security. Which seems to me extremely, though not exclusively, New York.
Oh, at the time it certainly was. The New York in Ambient was what I saw happening if everything had kept getting worse. When O'Malley is walking home to his apartment in the Lower East Side, that's the way it used to be. What the predictive element missed was that New York would skyrocket back, and that neighborhoods you couldn't go into at night thirty years ago, you now couldn't afford. I moved up here in 1977 right after the blackout and the Son of Sam summer. So the fear definitely comes across. When you see Taxi Driver, that's what it looked

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Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
by Georgia Weidman
Penetration testing is the white-hat equivalent (that is, work done by the good guys) of black-hat hacking and cracking. Its principal mission is to detect small chinks in the armor of a piece of software through which someone could take control of the software in a way not intended by the developers. This book is an introductory volume to this kind of work. It explains the basic techniques of penetration testing as well as the common tools available for cracking your own software. The book is clear, easy-to-read, and filled with numerous illustrations. Many processes are explained via step-by-step directions. While it might breed a new generation of script kiddies, it's likely to also breed software developers who give such attackers much less to exploit.
The Book of F#
by Dave Fancher
While many functional programming enthusiasts were delighted to see Microsoft release F# to the world, they must surely have found their excitement short-lived as adoption proved to be slow and promotion by the Redmond giant minimal. This situation is evident in the few number of books on the language. Dave Fancher's new volume hopes to address this lack of materials by providing an introduction for developers to functional programming in the large and, in the small, how functional concepts are brought to life in F#.
The text is clear, remarkably approachable, and instructive. It's great place to start on the path to F# mastery. The one notable flaw is, curiously, the cover, which mocks classical musicians while at the same time drawing them playing impossibly, such as a cellists and violinists bowing their instruments with their left arms. Fortunately, this sort of uninformed attempt at humor does not carry through into the core subject matter of the book.
Murach's Java Servlets and JSP, 3rd Ed.
by Joel Murach and Michael Urban
While it's not clear that enough has happened in Java Servlets and JSP to warrant a whole new edition, the editors at Murach felt that an update was worthwhile to cover advances in ancillary areas such as HTML5, CSS3, JPA, etc., so as to keep their tutorial current with the times. This thick book is the result. As with all Murach books, it presents the information as a sequence of two-page chunks that present a problem and a code solution side by side. This approach, which is unremittingly hands-on, works well in good part because it's been perfected over the years at Murach. As with other titles from this publisher, we recommend it especially to readers who are new to a topic and need to become productive quickly.


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Rienzi Playground
Rienzi Playground
The land for Rienzi Playground was developed by the City of New York as a school and community play area. The portion to the northwest was acquired in three parcels between 1884 and 1914, and P.S. 21, the Philip H. Sheridan School, was erected during that time. Another small sliver of land was assigned to the Board of Education for a kindergarten playground. The large eastern portion of the park was acquired in 1941.
When the United States entered World War II with the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, construction of both school addition and playground was already underway. Half of the old two-story school building was demolished, and a three-story addition was erected by 1942. War-time shortages, however, probably delayed the construction of the new playground. Additional plans were prepared in 1943, and the park was completed along with eight other unfinished Work Projects Administration sites soon afterwards. It featured a comfort station, play equipment, wading pool, benches, and facilities for basketball, handball, and softball. In 1980 the partial reconstruction of the playground provided a handicapped-accessible drinking fountain and improved drainage, water supply, and electrical facilities.
In 1984 a spray shower replaced the original jungle gym, and new play equipment was erected where the original wading pool had been. A sandpit was removed to make way for a new play unit, and benches and paved areas were repaired as well.
The playground was formerly known as Sheridan Playground for the school's eponym, General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888). Born in New York, Sheridan graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1853. When the Civil War broke out, he held a number of administrative posts before he was given command of the Second Michigan Cavalry in 1862. Victories at Booneville, Perryville, and other battles earned Sheridan a promotion to Major general.
When his troops were surprised by a counterattack at Cedar Creek in 1864, Sheridan mounted his horse Rienzi and made his famous twenty-mile ride to the battlefield to rally his men to victory. The celebrated horse was later renamed Winchester, stuffed, and acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. Rienzi the equine hailed from the hamlet of Rienzi, located in northeastern Mississippi. The town, in turn, probably took its name from Cola di Rienzi (1313Α-1354), a Roman popular leader whose attempt to establish a democracy in Rome inspired an opera by Richard Wagner.
Sheridan's military career continued to rise as he cut off the Confederate retreat at Appomattox in 1864, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. After the Civil War, Sheridan was appointed Lieutenant general in 1869, served with German armies in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, and succeeded William T. Sherman as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army in 1884. Sheridan died in 1888, the same year in which he was promoted to General.
In 1998 Council Member Lawrence A. Warden funded the $852,000 reconstruction of Rienzi Playground, which takes its name from Sheridan's trusty steed. The community garden which was to be placed next to the playground in turn inspired a famous children's story theme for the design. Steel fencing features ornaments that depict the adventures of Peter Cottontail, a character created by author A.A. Milne. A rabbit-shaped weathervane spins atop the reconstructed comfort station. The basketball court and handball courts were resurfaced, and the softball field asphalt was replaced with clay and sod. Rienzi Playground was also outfitted with two new play units, safety surfacing, and game tables, and two spray showers were renovated to complete the engaging atmosphere.


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Million Dollar Listing New York's Ryan and Fredrik are coming face-to-face for the first time since last season's finale blowout.
On Wednesday's episode, the two real estate moguls run into each other at an open house. When Fredrik confronts Ryan, he, like usual, makes light of the situation pretending he barely even remembers the conflict.
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In this rapidly changing technologically driven world many new up and comers find it hard to differentiate themselves from amongst the hundreds of similar projects. In an effort to drive people to use their services we're seeing more and more companies going the route of providing some or all of their products completely free to the end user. Whilst I believe this is a great idea there is, of course, always some catches when it comes to accepting free gifts from corporate overlords.
A great example I can think of is the good old de facto corporate communication device, the Crack(Black)Berry. Recently at my current gig for the Australian government my department decided to do a trial of these in order to see if there was any value in implementing it. Of course Telstra comes to the table offering a free 3 month trial with pretty much everything included. The handsets were sent out to the executives and we went through about 2 days of configuration work to get it all done for them. It didn't matter that we'd already installed Exchange Activesync, which would allow them to use any Windows Mobile device and wouldn't cost them a cent since we'd bought the license in a bundle. So since the Blackberrys had been in the Qantas lounge magazines we were basically stuck with trialling this technology for them, and we all knew where it was going.
Fast forward to the end of the trial and we have half the execs praising the new system, a few dissenters and the rest on the fence. It was pretty obvious from the onset that once this was in place they would not give it up, even though the corporate directive is to investigate all possible solutions and judge them on their merits.
The same situation has been used in many different situations with online services. LinkedIn used to be a completely free service for professional social networking, and it did a great job at that. It was basically a no frills Facebook, something which is handy when you'd be browsing it at work. Of course the creators saw that they could then add in extra features and offer them as premium accounts, something which is akin to buying an expensive car in real life. Sure, it will probably improve people's impression of you (if they've never met you before) but past that it's value is rather small. Since many people use LinkedIn in order to build a professional network and hopefully generate business from that the paid services might hold some value there. There's still no substitute for good old fashioned real life networking though, but that doesn't stop people from trying to charge for that, either.
However, there are those that still buck the trend when it comes to providing services for free and staying away from the premium service charge. Google has released service after service that, whilst most of them still carry the beta tag on them, remain free after many years in service. This can all be put down to their ruthless precision in refining down an advertising model that appeals to every business, which is built upon their solid leadership as a search engine.
In reality most new up and coming technologies these days are being offered as a free baseline with the additional features costing you a couple pennies more. It's all done to drive up market adoption and it is a great thing for the consumers, who get a lot more for their dollars since they can try before they buy. Just don't be too shocked when your favourite free service starts asking for your credit card 😉


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270 Days Since Measurable Snow
Southeast Wisconsin stuck in a snow slump
Another run up in highs begins today and really falls into place this weekend!
November has been dry-in fact, the 4th driest on record for Milwaukee. No snow to speak of other than a few flurries occasionally. Our recent mild winter didn't bring much snow and it's been a LONG time since we've had measurable snow. None in the short term forecast, either.
Mid 40s today with sunshine and light winds. We'll watch for patchy fog toward morning tonight and early Friday. The may impact your Friday morning commute. Clouds are pesky through Saturday.
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You will be legally obliged to do this if your freehold property meets certain criteria and if your tenants qualify for the Right of First Refusal. Read our Right of First Refusal Guide for more information.
Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, resident landlords are exempt from offering the Right of First Refusal, so long as they meet the following conditions: The building is not a purpose-built block of flats, that is, it must be a property, a house for example, which has been converted into flats since its original construction; and The landlord genuinely lives in the building as his only or principle residence and has done so for the past twelve months
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The Section 20 Notice forms part of a three-stage consultation procedure. This enables leaseholders to provide their observations, any objections to the works, and to nominate contractors from whom the freeholder should obtain estimates. If leaseholders feel that the freeholder is requesting excessive or unreasonable sums for the works, they can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal for a determination of liability to pay and the reasonableness of any service charges demanded.
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The process for issuing Section 20 Notices is typically dictated by the lease for the property. However, the common requirement is for Section 20 Notices to be served via 1st class mail to the leaseholder's property. Alternatively, the lease may require service of Section 20 Notices via recorded delivery.
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Stuart not happy with Origin switch
NEW South Wales State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart has expressed his disappointment this week at the decision by the NSWRL to move one of its Origin games this year to Melbourne.
Maybe he better get used to it.
Victorian Sports Minister Hugh Delahunty has made it clear he wants one Origin game at the MCG every year, and is confident of matches selling out.
The bid through Victorian Major Events is still in its early stages, but you can be assured it willl be compelling.
Stuart said moving any of the games to Melbourne was disrespectful to the players, and would make his team's task of ending Queensland's unbeaten six-series streak even more difficult.
Game one of this year's series will be played at Etihad Stadium, which has a capacity of just over 50,000, on May 23.
Playing at the MCG could attract as many as 90,000 fans, QRL chief executive Rob Moore saying while he didn't really care where the third game was played, due consideration had to be given to fans of both Queensland and New South Wales.
"You would never suspect a player is disadvantaged by the ground they play at," he said.
"Any bid must be given due diligence by the ARL Commission.
"But to get 90,000 fans to an Origin game in Melbourne is probably good for the game. But there needs to be a balance between that and what the people of Queensland and NSW want."
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Spot's Guide to Cat Shows
So you want to show your cat? Or you're just interested in finding out how it all works? Hopefully in this article I'll be answer a lot of your questions!
There are a few different organisations that run cat shows in the UK – the main two being the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy (GCCF) and The International Cat Association (TICA). The GCCF runs many more Championship shows than TICA (including the Supreme Cat Show), so we'll talk about them in this guide.
Are cat shows just for pedigrees?
There's the opportunity to show your household pet (HP) cat at GCCF (and TICA) shows if you want to. HP classes include both non-pedigree and pedigree cats. Owners show their pedigree cats in the HP section and not the "normal" breed classes if they perhaps don't quite conform correctly to that breed's requirements. HPs can earn rosettes and titles, so it's just as competitive as the breed classes 🙂
Our Annie cat has done extremely well as a Pedigree Pet, as a good temperament is one of the main attributes HPs are judged on, alongside their looks but in this article I'm going to mainly focus on pedigree cats in the main breed classes rather than HPs.
First things first:
The very first thing you need to do before showing your cat is to make sure you buy the right kitten/cat in the first place! You need to make sure you do your research very thoroughly and buy from a reputable breeder who registers their cats with the GCCF and who will give you lots of help and information about showing.
When you buy your kitten/cat, the breeder needs to register the cat in your name and you'll get a registration slip (these are no longer pink though) from the GCCF showing the full pedigree name of the cat and lots of other information. It's important that you keep this slip in a safe place, not only because it shows you're the registered owner, but also because these details need to be written on cat show entry forms.
If you want to show your kitten, they must be at least 14 weeks old on the day of the show to be eligible, and they'll be classed as a kitten right up to 9 months old. After that, cats are shown in either Neuter or Adult classes, depending on whether or not they've had the operation.
Kittens can win rosettes and other prizes but, unlike Adults and Neuters, their wins don't count towards any titles. It's good to show them young, though, as they can get used to being judged and handled at a show from a young age; and also you as the owner will get feedback from the judges as to what sort of potential your fur-baby may have.
If your cat or kitten really doesn't enjoy going to shows, and you've tried them at two or three (the first will always be daunting as it's a new experience for them), you really should consider whether it's in their best interests to show them or not. An unhappy cat does not make a good show cat.
You want to give it a go – so how do you find out about shows?
All information relating to shows can be found on the GCCF Show Calendar page. This gives the title and date of each show, the address of where it's being held, and also the show schedule. Let's explain these in a bit more detail:
Some shows are breed-specific, e.g. the Bengal Cat Club show. Therefore, only Bengal cats can be entered into the show along with household pets of course. Generally, these have the fewest amount of cats entered.
Medium-sized shows are where there may be a number of breeds exhibited, but only of a certain type – e.g. the Short-Haired Cat Society show. As the name suggest, only short-haired cats can be shown (or any HPs), but this will cover quite a few different breeds.
The largest types of show are usually the all-breed shows – e.g. the Shropshire Cat Club show. All breeds recognised by the GCCF can be entered (along with HPs) and are split into 7 cat-egories:
- Persian
- Semi-Long Hair
- British
- Foreign (this is the cat-egory for Bengals)
- Burmese
- Oriental
- Siamese/Balinese
All GCCF cat shows take place on a single day, usually a Saturday, though sometimes on a Sunday. You are not allowed to show your cat on consecutive weekends, there must always be at least 13 days between the shows you enter your cat into.
Shows take place in public places such as leisure centres or exhibition centres. The general public have access to the show in the afternoon (for a small fee!).
This is a very important document. It lists all the classes at the show split by breed cat-egory as shown above and also by Adult, Neuter, Kitten. Your cat is entered into their respective breed class (e.g. for me it would be FOREIGN NEUTER, BROWN SPOTTED BENGAL MALE) and also 2 – 3 side/miscellaneous classes which may be something such as Visitor's Neuter or Junior Neuter.
The schedule also lists which judge is assessing each class – this is important when it comes to earning titles, which I'll talk about later.
Finally, the schedule also has the all-important entry form and information regarding entry fees and closing dates.
When you've completed your entry form, you send it off to the address shown making sure that you include a stamped, self-addressed return envelope so that you can get confirmation that your entry has been received and accepted.
Great! I've entered my cat… So what happens now?
It's quite straightforward to show your cat, but you do need some important supplies beforehand!
The judges aren't allowed to know who each cat belongs to, so each show pen has to look pretty uniform with no distinguishing features. They therefore need to contain a white blanket for the cat to sit / lie on; a white sanitary tray preferably with white litter, and white food/water bowls. All of these items are sold at shows, or you might have a nice breeder like us – she provided all these items to my mummy before our first show 🙂
As it's usually an early start, my mummy gets everything prepared the day before the show. This includes both the "show bag" which has all the supplies, and us two cats of course 😀
The show bag: this contains all the items listed above plus food, water, comb, cleaning wipes, our vaccination certificates, baby wipes, cotton wool pads, duster, camera, and pen. The need for all of these will become clear as we progress!
Us cats: Although our coats are beautiful, they're relatively easy to look after as we're short-haired. So the day before the show, we just need a good groom with the comb. If you have a long haired cat such as a Persian, I'd imagine there are many more hours worth of coat preparation! Our mummy also cleans our ears with baby wipes and our eyes and nose with moist cotton wool pads (and then they're put in the bag in case we need extra cleaning on show day!).
The final job (and one which we hate!) is to have our nails trimmed. Mummy just takes the tips off, so it doesn't hurt – it's just like you humans cutting your nails – but we wriggle and squiggle and make so much noise, it's amazing that mummy manages to any of our claws at all! 😆
So we're all set! The next thing to do is to make sure the alarm's set in time to wake us all up in time for our adventure!
The big day has arrived – Showtime!
So the big day is here, you've packed up the car with the show bag and puss cat in a suitable carrier (it's easier at the show if you have a top-opening carrier, but this isn't compulsory), you've programmed the address into your sat nav – so off you go!
On arrival at the show, the first thing you'll do is queue up to get your entrance paperwork (generally the earlier you get there, the less time you spend queuing – the schedule lets you know about opening times). All you need to do is state your name and you'll get a piece of paper that has your cat's details on, along with their show pen number. You must check this to make sure all the information is correct and that there are no spelling mistakes.
Before you rush off to your show pen, though, there is one very important thing that every exhibitor must do! All cats are "vetted in" – i.e. qualified vets will be at the show to check every single cat before they go into the show hall.
This includes checking for any signs of illness, or for infestations such as fleas/ticks. Your cat's vaccination certificates will also be checked. If there is any sign of anything wrong, which includes the vaccinations being out of date, the cat will not be accepted into the show and you will not get a refund. The cat is then either placed into isolation (if such facilities are available) or sent home (with you taking them of course!).
But of course, your cat will pass the vetting-in procedure with flying colours – most, though not all, cats do :). The vet will sign your entry paperwork that you picked up earlier and you can go into the show hall and find your show pen!
When you've found your cat's pen, it'll be empty, except perhaps for a leaflet or a sample of cat food for puss to try. The first thing my mummy does is clean all the bars and the sides with wipes as the pens can get very dirty when they're stored and she doesn't want us to get any illness when we rub against the sides.
The next job is to put all the bits and bobs we discussed earlier into the pen – the sanitary tray with litter, the blankets, water in the water bowl (which clips onto the bars) and some food. All of these things stay in the pen for the whole day with the exception of the food bowl which must be taken out before morning judging commences (usually 10am – more on that soon).
The only thing left to do is to then put your cat into their pen and make sure they're settled and comfortable. It's also a good time to check puss is clean and give them a final groom with the comb. This is where the duster comes in! A good wipe with the duster leaves the coat nice and shiny 😆
Let the judging commence!
Judging usually starts at 10am and the first classes to be judged are the breed classes – this is where Adult and Neutered cats can earn titles, so it's important the judges are impartial. Therefore, all owners are required to leave the show hall for the entire morning and are not allowed back in until usually around 12:30-13:00 (depending on the show).
There are usually several judges assessing the different cat-egories who often have a Judge Steward accompanying them. They visit each cat individually, the Steward carefully takes the cat out of their pen and they have a small, portable table that the cat stands on. The judge looks at all the different points relevant to that breed which may include shape of head, markings, etc.
After they've looked at all the cats in the class, they'll award 1st to 4th places. For breed classes, they're split into Male and Female, and then the judge chooses who is Best of Breed (BoB) out of the 1st placed male and the 1st placed female. They'll also decide on which certificates to award at this stage such as Premier Certificates, but we'll talk more about that when we look at how cats earn titles.
Judging carries on for most of the day, but by the time the owners (and the general public) are allowed into the show hall, most of the breed classes will be complete and the judging will have moved on to the side classes, although this is done in the same way as for the breed classes.
The results of each class are collated by the show personnel and pinned up throughout the day to a board like this one:
Each class is shown individually – these boards can get very crowded once the results start coming through as all the eager owners want to see how their babies have done!
Once the results start to filter through, the show teams will also fix rosettes and certificates to the winning cats' pens – a lovely sight to see :). Here's a photo of Lula's pen at a show earlier this year:
Best in Show
Once all the BoBs have been identified, in an all-breed show the Best of Variety will be decided: e.g. Best Foreign Adult, Best Foreign Neuter & Best Foreign Kitten – and the same for all the other cat-egories. {In a smaller show, it may be based on Best Female kitten, Best Male kitten etc.} Out of these, the Best Foreign cat will be decided (and for the others too) and that cat will then go forward to be judged for Overall Best in Show – a most coveted title! There are usually special Best in Show pens set aside for all the Best of cat-egories, including household pets. They are decorated very sumptuously and have lots of nice goodies inside as prizes, as you can see here:
Then – huge excitement – as one of the judges looks at all Best of Variety winners and decides the overall Best in Show! 🙂 This is usually the last judging of the day, and not long after this, all exhibitors are allowed to pack up and make the journey home (though you are not allowed to do this until the show manager officially announces that the show is closed).
So hopefully a happy day is had by all and there'll be lots of fuss and attention given to the cats, no matter if they won or not 🙂 The only thing to do then is wait for the judge's report to be published on the GCCF website, so you can see what they thought of your cat!
The Supreme Show
This is the most prestigious of all the GCCF cat shows (the feline equivalent of Crufts). It works slightly differently to what I've previously described in that there are no side classes, the judging takes place in a ring away from the pens, therefore the pens are decorated and the owners don't have to leave the hall, and the show is open to the general public from earlier in the morning.
As stated earlier, all Adult and Neuter cats can earn titles, so here's a quick guide to how it works.
The winner of the Adult breed class may be awarded a Challenge Certificate if they are deemed to be of good enough quality. The cat needs to earn three of these from three different judges, and then they'll be a Champion Cat (Ch). The same goes for Neuters, except they earn Premier Certificates to be able to earn the title of Premier Cat (Pr).
Once they are Chs or Prs, the cats then can be awarded Grand Champion or Grand Premier status, though this is harder as they are not awarded by breed, but rather by section so much more competition. Again, three certificates from three different judges mean that the cat can be called a Grand Champion or Grand Premier.
Grand Champions and Grand Premiers then compete for the title of Imperial Grand Champion/Premier. There is just one class for each cat-egory per section, and to obtain the title a cat has to gain Imperial Certificates from five different judges!
The next level is then Olympian – Bronze, Silver and Gold. Again the cat needs five certificates from five different judges to get Bronze, then five for Silver & five for gold. At least four of these five must have come from all-breed shows.
Heady heights indeed!
I hope you've enjoyed reading my guide and perhaps learnt something new if you're not used to showing your cats! If there are any errors on this page, they are entirely my own! *Purrs*


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Originally Published in Inside Counsel | November 5, 2012 | By Julie Beck
Our readers already know that in-house is the place to be. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at why.
More and more general counsel are becoming one of the top-paid employees at their companies, largely because the legal and regulatory risks that businesses face these days make lawyers invaluable.
Compensation researcher Equilar Inc. released a report Monday that revealed the GCs who work closely with management are the ones raking in the most cash. For a GC who reports directly to the CEO, the median pay is $1.55 million, whereas for a GC who sits a little lower on the corporate ladder, the median pay is $760,000.
What's more, the value of a general counsel to a company is increasing, and fast. In 2011, GCs' pay increased at a rate of 12.8 percent, while CEOs' pay grew at 6.2 percent and CFOs' pay grew at 8.9 percent.
But for those in-house counsel, or aspiring in-house counsel who aren't quite at the GC level yet, there's another area of growth to keep an eye on: compliance. "The growth and the job security is, for better or worse, in compliance," Cameron Findlay, GC of Medtronic Inc. told the Wall Street Journal.
Consero Group LLC polled 48 executives at a compliance forum held last week in Florida, and found that almost half of them said they had added compliance staff in 2011.
Wal-Mart is a great example of one such company that is pouring resources into compliance. After accusations that the company covered up bribery in Mexico, it spent $30 million to review its worldwide compliance program, and recently hired an internal compliance chief.


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In their first training session back after Saturday's flat 1-0 defeat to a reserve-laden Real Salt Lake side, Vancouver Whitecaps FC insisted on Tuesday that consistency, and not a lack of character, is their main issue.
With four games left to go and four points still standing between them and the fifth and final Western Conference playoff spot, currently occupied by Colorado Rapids, putting together a string of results in each of those games is the only way the team will squeak into the postseason.
The last two games have been difficult to comprehend for many who follow the team. A battling 3-0 win over Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo and then a lifeless performance to against a Salt Lake team resting many of its regulars on the following weekend naturally have people asking: Does this team have the personality to find a way into the playoffs?
"I think so, because we've shown that at times throughout the season," center back Jay DeMerit said following a training session at the University of British Columbia. "But again, it's the consistency in performances that really matters. Guys can show up on certain days and give a nine-out-of-10 performance, but it doesn't really mean anything when the next time they give a three-out-of-10 performance.
"Everyone has proved this season that they can do a nine-out-of-10 performance, now it's just about all of us doing it at the same time."
With the match now in the past, the 'Caps are now looking to move forward as they have an important battle against rivals Portland Timbers on Sunday.
"It's disappointing, it's inconsistent but I don't question the character or the style of play or the way we're doing things, it's just we've had a bad result," head coach Martin Rennie told reporters. "I think the week before we had a great result. So you don't start saying well we must change everything, we must get rid of everybody, nobody's good enough, the character's not there.
"You have to say, well, we had a bad day, and the other team also had a very good day, and when that happens you have to accept that and move on."
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US agents to operate in British airports
Steve Watson
July 18, 2012
The TSA is branching out beyond it's own borders as officers are to be stationed at BRITISH airports during the Olympic games, scheduled to begin in just over a week.
The federal agents working under the authority of the US Department of Homeland Security will operate within London's major airports from a week before the games, up until the conclusion of the Paralympics in early September.
The TSA, working in conjunction with the British Department for Transport, will reportedly provide "an added security layer" with a particular focus on the American airlines flying to and from London's airports, according to Sky News.
According to the report, TSA agents will be prohibited from straying beyond boarding gates or onto other aircraft.
It is unclear whether the agents will be allowed to conduct patdowns on non Americans or operate full body scanners inside the airports.
A spokesman for London Heathrow airport has noted "The US Transportation Security Administration requested, some time ago, to base a small number of staff at Heathrow and other UK airports to assist the additional numbers of US passengers travelling to and from the UK ahead of the Olympics."
"'We agreed to give them access at Heathrow." he added.
A British DfT spokesman also said "The Department for Transport is in regular contact with the US Transportation Security Administration and we have been planning Olympics liaison arrangements with the Americans for several months."
The spokesman would not go into more detail, saying that "The Department does not comment on the precise details of security matters."
He added that "…these arrangements have nothing whatsoever to do with G4S issue."
G4S is the private contractor that is overseeing the security for the games. It has been heavily criticized following a number of security lapses and the fact that it has only been able to provide 4000 trained personnel, prompting the government to draft an extra 3,500 troops to London, bringing the total to 17,000 – almost a fifth of the entire army.
Since its inception in the US after 9/11, the TSA has grown in size exponentially. The agency was slammed in a recent congressional report for wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on security theatre.
TSA agents now not only operate inside airports, but also in train stations, at mobile checkpoints, and even at public events such as sports games and music concerts.
Now it seems that TSA agents that have become synonymous with aggressive pat downs and thuggish behaviour in the US will be let loose in Britain.
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.com, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.
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If there is anyone on the road who should be driving on snow tires when it's snowy out, it's someone who actually sells tires. This Firestone truck does not. The results are hilarious.
The man behind the camera and our tipster, Brad, described to us the scene of the irony.
We were on our way to Orlando, FL from Blacksburg, VA in a snow/sleet/freezing rain storm, and came upon this guy driving a Ford F-150 through Blacksburg who had no idea what he was doing. We watched him keep sliding around, and eventually decided to make a video of his antics.
While we applaud the Ford driver for the humor of his tire situation, we really love him for his mad opposite lock dorifto skills.
(Hat tip to Brad!)


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They're back and ready for action, in one of the most colorful collections yet.
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For the latter part of next week I'm taking a self initiated mini vacation to focus on the shop, some projects around the house, and to give some undivided attention to my boys. Every once in a while it's good to take some time off to refocus, to take some personal inventory and gain new direction. And also to get more sleep.
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012
ESP On One-Week Hiatus – Day 2
Story submissions for The Elder Storytelling Place have slowed in the past month or so. There are just two waiting for publication so this gives me an excuse to take a week off.
Stories will return next Monday, 5 November, either with the two already received or a full week of five stories if some of you are moved to send them in.
Instructions for submitting stories are here. And you can submit your by clicking the "Submit a Story" link in the upper left corner of this page.
I'm also taking a few days off from Time Goes By, but you might find a little something there. I'll be back in time for the election.
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Quintessential Cavalli glamour was presented with an added softness for A/W12
Cavalli's AW12 collection was a mixture of influences and references that orbited around the house's signature glamourous character. The show began enveloped by animal skin. Not only were hides themselves used but their natural beauty inspired all manner of print design and embroidery work that shook up sartorial habits. From smoking jackets crafted from crocodile to velvet enriched with printed scales and feather reimagined in black and white photographic prints to the surprisingly subtle use of tiger stripe in cutouts and stitching on matelassé bikers, cashmere capes, not forgetting the jacquard from the knitwear.
Despite being its primary starting point, the collection was not just a dazzling display of precious skins and plumage. Cheviot stripes were present along with pinstripes that appeared on denim, English wool and the more classical chevron. Lapels of dinner jackets were embroidered with crystals, returning to their traditionally smaller form in silk and cashmere, or recreated directly on the garments through skilful cutting. Suits were grounded in traditional tailoring but the silhouettes presented a surprising lightness whilst providing unexpected fluidity when compared to the formal precision of the past seasons. There was an evolution – rather than a revolution of fit, underlined by a slightly narrower shoulder, trousers sitting looser on the thighs, refined shirts from pashmina, and lights coats with raglan sleeves.


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We know that a dog is a dog, regardless of whether it's sitting, running, or trying to comprehend escalators. But one of the tricky parts of designing an artificial vision system for a computer is getting it to recognize that an object is the same, regardless of perspective, position, ambient lighting, and a whole slew of other factors that our brains process easily.
If an object we already recognize moves, whether it changes position or size due to perspective, our brains perceive that it's probably the same thing we were looking at a half second before. This is scientists call "temporal contiguity," and it's believed that by learning to associate images that appear in rapid succession, we understand that they're the same thing, regardless of movement.
To test this, researchers at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, set up a visual display that broke "temporal contiguity" as we're used to it. The display would show an object decreasing or increasing in size — mimicking either approaching or receding from the screen — and then would swap it out for a different object. So a dog would change into a rhino, or something similar. They recorded the brain activity in the inferior temporal cortex (the part of the brain thought to handle object recognition) of a group of monkeys while exposing them to these images.
What they found is that the monkey's sense of recognition of the object began to change, and that some would begin to link together the two different animals as one and the same, essentially turning "dog" into "dogrhino."
This provides the clearest evidence to date that "temporal contiguity" plays a major part in how we learn to recognize objects, and could theoretically be used for training robots to recognize objects, regardless of angle and size.
Research published in Neuron.


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Abbott's office defends Slipper response
Federal Labor is trying to link Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to its claim there was a Liberal National Party (LNP) "conspiracy" to bring down former party member Peter Slipper and, by doing so, the government.
The attack came as Mr Abbott's office denied it began drafting a media release responding to the April 20 filing of court documents by political adviser James Hunter Ashby, accusing the then parliamentary speaker of sexual harassment, the night before the story broke.
Debate also erupted on Thursday over the future of Liberal candidate Mal Brough, who is taking on his former LNP colleague Mr Slipper in the Queensland seat of Fisher.
The metadata of the media release on the Ashby matter sent by Mr Abbott's office to media outlets indicates it was "created" at 11.08pm on Friday, April 20, 2012 - before News Limited published its exclusive story on the Saturday.
Asked to explain the discrepancy between the time the document was apparently created and transmitted to the media at 9.17am on the Saturday, Mr Abbott's office said that during April the computer server timestamps were sometimes out by up to 10 hours.
AAP saw several other documents on an office computer which showed the same discrepancy.
"Our records clearly show that the press release was drafted, converted into a PDF, and issued on the morning of the April 21, 2012," a spokesman for Mr Abbott told AAP.
The timing of the document's creation is important because of government questions about whether Mr Abbott's office may have had prior knowledge of the upcoming story.
Asked when work began on the media release, Mr Abbott's office declined to comment.
On Wednesday, Federal Court Justice Steven Rares dismissed Mr Ashby's claim, saying it was an abuse of process with the main purpose of pursuing "a political attack against Mr Slipper".
Senior Labor MPs believe Mr Abbott owes the public an explanation about any prior knowledge he had of the case.
"This is a conspiracy of enormous proportions," Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson told ABC radio on Thursday.
"Answer these basic questions: What did he know about this? What does he mean by 'no specific knowledge'?"
On April 23, Mr Abbott was asked by ABC 7.30 presenter Chris Uhlmann if it was possible Mr Ashby had any assistance from anyone in the coalition to prepare his case.
"Look, I had no specific knowledge of this until I read the newspapers on Saturday morning," Mr Abbott said.
"And to the best of my knowledge, no one in the coalition had specific knowledge of this until they read the newspapers."
Mr Abbott is currently travelling to London and was due to land in the UK about 10.30pm on Thursday, Australian time.
Coalition frontbenchers on Thursday were standing by Mr Brough, a former Howard government minister, who was named in the court judgment as having worked in "combination" with Mr Ashby and a fellow staffer to bring about the sexual harassment case in order to damage Mr Slipper.
Shadow attorney-general George Brandis said the court made no findings against Mr Brough.
"There is no possibility whatever that Mr Brough will be disendorsed," he told ABC television.
Senator Brandis predicted Mr Brough would win the federal seat and "have an illustrious career".
Asked whether any members of the coalition front bench had spoken to either Mr Ashby or Mr Brough about the case before it was lodged, Senator Brandis said, "I'm sure they wouldn't have done."


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PRINCESS ANNE, MD - (Feb. 17, 2014) - A quartet of UMES undergraduates placed third this past weekend in a qualifying tournament for the 2014 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, a performance that earned them an invitation to compete in the national tournament this spring.
A team anchored by sophomore Mariah Dennis, who competed a year ago, senior Jonathon Weary, junior Evan Bryant and sophomore Jonathan Wheeler, all first-time competitors, heads to Los Angeles in April to represent the university in the 25th annual event.
"The team competed against some great teams in round-robin play," Coach James White said, including "perennial powers like Howard University (a former national champion) and the 2013 champions, Morgan State University."
The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge is a game of quick recall exclusively for students of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Along with the third-place trophy, the UMES contingent received the Team Sportsmanship Award at the Feb. 15 competition hosted by Morgan State in Baltimore.
"The team played with 'Hawk Pride' and represented UMES well," White said.
Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, and President Juliette B. Bell, both sent words of encouragement that White said inspired the team.
"This is wonderful news," Dr. Bell said when told Monday of the tourney results. "Good luck in your preparations to bring home the prize!"
White said he already had a practice schedule drawn up.
Forty-eight teams advance to the National Championship. Over $300,000 is at stake this year, with the champion HBCU earning a $50,000 grant. The 48-team field will be announced Feb. 20 during a live webcast.
More than $7 million in grants have been awarded by Honda to participating HBCUs, and nearly 100,000 students in 22 states have participated since the competition began a quarter century ago.
Bill Robinson, director, public relations, (410) 621-2355


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The guys didn't want to do so at first, but then they joined in after Woo Tong's persuasion and my forcing. lol
I LOVE PURIKURAs. It's one of the best inventions of all time!
P/S: 2012 was OK. Didn't get the ending I expected but OMG I GET TO LISTEN TO TIME FOR MIRACLES!! ADAMMMMMMM!! <3 But I didn't get to finish the full song coz everyone just left after the movie ended and I was like nooooo I wanna listen to Adam. T_T Sigh.
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Editor's note: Hooshang Amirahmadi is a professor and former director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. He holds a PhD from Cornell University and is the founder and president of the American Iranian Council.
(CNN) -- Last week, Iran's Guardian Council (GC), the ideological body that vets presidential candidates, announced its list of eight men approved to run for office. Although I was fully qualified and campaigned assiduously within the framework of the Islamic Constitution for four months, I ultimately was not on that list -- and the reason has led to much speculation and hearsay. I wish to set the record straight about our campaign and my candidacy for president of Iran.
Our campaign began by publishing an 80-page platform in Farsi and English, building websites, and extensively utilizing social media. We also internationalized our campaign by giving interviews to media outlets and speaking at universities and gatherings throughout the world. It was the first Iranian campaign to go global and the first presidential campaign ever by an expatriate. In a short time, our Facebook Likes reached over 100,000 -- largely coming from young Iranians.
With these and other accomplishments under our belt, I went to Iran in mid-April to set up a campaign office. During my short stay in Iran, I learned that our campaign is popular and that its fame has become a source of concern for the Islamic system. I was even told by certain officials that the campaign could lead to civic disorder, and that my own safety is a concern. I was advised to stop the campaign, a reference that was also strongly echoed by my political advisers.
Iran is suffering from three inter-connected problems, namely, factional infighting, conflict with the United States and economic malaise.
Hooshang Amirahmadi
Despite the warning, I waited until the last day of the registration on May 11 to withdraw, saving my candidacy from the GC's disqualification. Former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's pal -- Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei -- had also been advised against registering but the last two did not heed the counsel and were disqualified by the GC. Clearly, the four of us were popular and a source of concern for Tehran, which is still haunted by the specter of 2009 post-election protests.
My withdrawal is unfortunate because I am uniquely qualified and our platform is the only one that can help Iran navigate its current impasse. Specifically, Iran is suffering from three inter-connected problems, namely, factional infighting, conflict with the United States and economic malaise. Our platform, the only one offered by a candidate, proposes appropriate policies for the resolution of these issues, and I have been, for most of my life, a bridge builder, a peacemaker and an economic developer.
To alleviate factional infighting, I would introduce two measures. First, I would build a governing coalition in which each political faction is represented on the basis of its electoral weight. Second, I would create a National Solidarity Council to serve as a platform for dialogue and understanding to increase transparency, find commonality, and narrow differences among factions. Because I have never been a member or adversary of any faction, I expected to be trusted with this intermediating function.
Narrowing factional differences would help depoliticize Iran's U.S. policy. I would introduce five other steps toward normal U.S.-Iran relations. First, I would use my political assets in both countries to build trust between them. I have lived in the U.S. and Iran, been a peace activist in their relations for 25 years, and I know their languages, cultures, concerns, and key policymakers. Second, I would resolve the nuclear dispute by implementing transparency measures required to convince the U.S. that a diversion toward military use will never happen. In return, I would ask that all nuclear-related sanctions be lifted.
Third, I would establish extensive channels of communication between Iran and the U.S. in an effort to correct misconceptions and mis-analysis. To this end, I would propose a truce period during which Iranians would stop anti-American words and acts, and Americans would address Iran with respect and recognize its national pride. Fourth, I would correct Iran's Palestinian-Israeli policy by accepting the "two-state" solution. Last, I would propose that the U.S. and Iran simultaneously announce their will to "normalize" relations through agenda-driven bilateral negotiations that would follow.
Resolving the U.S.-Iran conflict and factional disputes are keys to Iran's economic development, which I would improve through four additional steps. First, I would adopt an economic plan designed to promote economic productivity, export-led industrialization, and labor market globalization. Second, I would appoint a highly competent economic management and international advisory team.
Third, I would stabilize fiscal and monetary policies, streamline the banking system, and introduce modern workforce and entrepreneurship development programs. Last, I would hugely expand Iran's economic interactions with global markets. Through these steps, I would promote foreign investment, technology transfer and exports, increase personal income, and reduce inflation, unemployment and poverty.
Although I will not be on the ballot in 2013, we will continue our campaign for real change in Iran under the banner of "The Campaign for a Better Iran." I will also look for future opportunities to run again. We believe our platform offers the safest path to an improved Iran and deserves to be supported. Other options, including another revolution, more sanctions, and war are unacceptable. Meanwhile, we hope to convince the country's next president to apply our realistic and pragmatic plan for national reconciliation, resolution of conflict with the U.S., and economic growth.


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I watched the show psych and I feel you just got a great shotgun! Wish I had one. Something about watching the gas rings is all.
hey guys I usually post in the ak board but I just fell into a rem 1100 and need some thoughts
I watched the show psych and I feel you just got a great shotgun! Wish I had one. Something about watching the gas rings is all.
Keep some spare gas rings around like stalker said. They(rings) wear out but the gun itself is pretty good. My brother had one. It would track on fast moving rabbits like nothing I owned. I like 'em.
Clan MacPherson
In the 30+ years I've been shooting the ones I've got, I've had no real issues. They also seem to recoil smoother than my 1187. There is a sticker on the bottom of the oprod that shows the correct gas ring orientation. Still on my original gas rings, and even the original O-rings...although they are getting stiffer compared to newer ones. Take care of it and it will outlast you.
thanks guys . wanted a saiga but anything resembling another ak would have sent me to the dog house, plus this has next to no recoil and the wife can shoot it. small cosmetic issues from improper storage, but functions flawless.
Back in the day my Dad, brother and I put thousands of skeet rounds through our 1100 and it never skipped a beat. Great semi shotgun!
I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."
I bought a Remington 1100 in a consignment shop for $400 several years ago. It was made in 1974. I absolutely love to shoot it. It is reliable and very accurate. When we have club family trap shoots, the guys borrow it for their wives and kids to try because it has such a soft recoil. It is a solid, reliable and accurate shotgun. I highly recommend it.
My dad has been shoting the sameone for close to 40 years likely more . an it has never misseda beat except when a 20 guage shell got in the barrelat a family trap shoot an the barrle got ruined but it still runs strong with a new barrel . dad hunted a lot so the gun would have failed or shown issues long ago. i dont like the fit of it but most shot guns fee lfunny to me. Im more of a A5 man .
Good gun if its cheap buy it.
Some of you have said you're still on the first set of gas rings, I have replaced rings on several for people that their guns looked like new. Is there anything that I could tell them to do to keep the rings in good shape? Proper cleaning maybe?
Clan MacPherson
I'm not as anal about cleaning the gas system as my grampa was, but you need to keep them and the mag tube from getting rusty. Of course he learned to shoot with corrosive primers. Looking at his 1100 that he gamv me shortly before he passed on and mine which I got well used in the early 80's I can see why. The mag tube on mine was pitted (when I got it) where as his wasn't. Both shoot just fine, although I mostly shoot his these days.


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FridaysUpdate- Brasil Nuts: Beleza starts hearing things
In talking to Beleza Brasil about their new songs and their enthusiasm for stylistic fusion, the most surprising thing is that there's a conversation at all. Their last album had, by a substantial margin, one of the highest cover song quotients of any recent Charlottesville release, consisting mostly of tunes by the likes of Brazilian masters Gilberto and Jobim, and upon its release in 2006, vocalist Madeline Sales made no bones about her lack of a muse.
"Both of us are interpreters," says Madeline. "I had a conflict about that for a long time, and then I realized I should just get over it."
Sales and husband Humberto, or "Berto," form the core of the group, which usually performs along with drummer Matt Wyatt and bassist Dave Berzonsky, but the Fridays After Five show will also feature guest percussionist Bruno Lucini and improvising jazz saxophonist Jeff Decker.
"It's hard to improvise over Brazilian music," notes Berto, "because it's so well arranged and it's so complete."
Since both Madeline and Berto teach music lessons, they get a constant connection to popular music, and that's why osmosis was inevitable. "This is where we are," Madeline sighs, "We're not in Brazil."
Well, except that they actually were in Brazil fairly recently; the pair spent about a month earlier this summer visiting family and recording in Salvador. Madeline says audiences there were particularly encouraging.
"They will sing with you," she says, "and they don't have to be drinking to do it." Now that's a nice thought!
"Rio is a really international city," Madeline continues. "There's a huge cry for the blues; I don't understand it, but that's what they wanted us to do."
Drummer Wyatt also made the trip, presumably loading up on double-time rhythmic patterns to inject into the performances back at home.
"The harmony and melody is more bluesy, and the rhythm is more Brazilian," says Madeline. Berto, who plays a monthly flamenco gig at Maya restaurant, says it has "elements of flamenco, blues, and funk, with Brazilian lyrics and harmony."
He also says Portuguese adds an exotic twist to even the American elements.
"The way we speak, already it's like a weird singing," he says. "That, I think, allows you to play more with words. We kind of compare rhythmically with rap or hip hop, which are fast, without much melody but some kinds of patterns. Brazilians have rhythm and melody all connected."
This change didn't come easily. Maybe it was a New Year's resolution; their originals have been the focus for most of 2009.
"I always used to tell Madeline that I didn't feel comfortable composing," adds Berto. "Things for me come at the right moment; I think the moment is now. It's flowing naturally, and I hear melodies in my head."
That may take some getting used to, but it's better than the alternatives: tinnitus, homicidal voices, or nothing at all.
Beleza Brasil - Water To Drink
Beleza Brasil - Fever
Beleza Brasil performs at Fridays After Five on 8/14 at 5:30pm.


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Editors' note: Several of the design, features, and shooting options are identical between the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS and the
Canon does little with the PowerShot SX150 IS to entice owners of its predecessor, the SX130 IS, to trade it in for the refresh. I regularly recommended the SX130 IS due to its use of AA batteries for power, its full manual to full auto shooting modes, and its large comfortable design that still squeezes into a pocket. The SX150 IS doesn't lose any of those features.
In fact, it seems to have all the same shooting modes (plus a Discreet mode that shuts off all noises and lights), the same 28mm wide-angle lens with 12x zoom, and the same 3-inch LCD. What's new is an Intelligent IS system that figures out what you're shooting and adjusts the image stabilization accordingly; a one-touch movie record button; and a resolution bump from 12 to 14 megapixels.
|Key specs
|Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
|Price (MSRP)
|Dimensions (WHD)
|4.5x2.9x1.8 inches
|Weight (with battery and media)
|10.8 ounces
|Megapixels, image sensor size, type
|14 megapixels, 1/2.3-inch CCD
|LCD size, resolution/viewfinder
|3-inch LCD, 230K dots/None
|Lens (zoom, aperture, focal length)
|12x, f3.4-5.6, 28-336mm (35mm equivalent)
|File format (still/video)
|Highest resolution size (still/video)
|4,320x3,240pixels/ 1,280x720 at 30fps
|Image stabilization type
|Optical and digital
|Battery type, CIPA rated life
|AA-size (2; alkaline included), 110 shots
|Battery charged in camera
|Storage media
|Bundled software
|ZoomBrowser EX 6.8/PhotoStitch 3.1 (Windows); ImageBrowser 6.8/PhotoStitch 3.2 (Mac)
No good really comes from the increased resolution; it seems you just get more image noise. That said, it still takes very good photos. Like most compact cameras in its class, the SX150 is at its best below ISO 200. At ISO 400 there's a noticeable increase in noise and softness from noise reduction. Photos at higher ISOs are usable for smaller prints and the Web as long as you don't enlarge and heavily crop them. The increased noise at ISO 1600 does cause some faint yellow blotching, though.
Colors produced by the SX130 are generally excellent--bright, vivid, and fairly accurate in our lab tests. They lose some saturation at ISO 800 and above, but not nearly as much as I've seen from competing cameras. Exposure and white balance are very good. (Read more about photo quality in the sample photo slideshow.)
For video quality, the SX130 is on par with an HD pocket video camera or smartphone. It's not stellar and won't replace a full-size camcorder, but video is certainly good enough for Web use or casual viewing on an HDTV. You do get use of the optical zoom while recording and the lens movement is very quiet so it barely gets picked up by the stereo mic. You will hear it in quieter scenes, though.
|General shooting options
|Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
|ISO sensitivity (full resolution)
|Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
|White balance
|Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
|Recording modes
|Auto, Easy, Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority, Manual, Scene, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie
|Focus modes
|Face AF, Center AF, Macro, Normal, Infinity, Manual
|0.4 inch to 1.6 feet (Wide)
|Metering modes
|Multi, Center-weighted average, Spot
|Color effects
|Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom (adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available)
|Burst mode shot limit (full resolution)
|Unlimited continuous
The SX150 offers a wide variety of shooting options, giving you plenty to experiment with. Among the many modes are shutter-priority, aperture-priority, and manual options. Available apertures are f3.4, f4.0, f4.5, f5.0, f5.6, f6.3, f7.1, and f8.0. Availability is dependent on zoom position, though you do get the full range at the wide end. Shutter speeds go from 15 seconds down to 1/2,500 second, which is a better range than most cameras in this class offer.
There are also several photo effect options with presets for subject and skin tone color as well as individual adjustments for contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tone. If that's not enough, Canon also includes its Color Swap (for example, change all blue to yellow) and Color Accent (you can pick one highlight color and make everything else monochrome) features. These are available for photos and movies, too.


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Midtown Bloggerinos! Raph here, and with the hot temperatures here, that means it's blockbuster season! With movies like Iron Man 3, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Fast 6, and the upcoming Man of Steel, Hollywood is preparing for a season of big explosions, but comics also are about to get things going: between Superman Unchained, Trinity War, Infinity, the next chapter of Saga, and many others, there's lots of action to pack into those 22 pages of comic. Here are some of my favorite action-adventures from recent memory. They are all collected into trade paperbacks or are original graphic novels, so you can get all your bang in one space.


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The babies are 100% reliant on mom right now, so both Pandora and Calusa are spending their days caring for the new additions. A new mom can eat over 20 pounds of fish a day in order to give their babies the high fat content milk they need while nursing. That's as much as our largest males! If you'd like to buy Pandora and Calusa a bucket of fish in celebration of their new babies, click here.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Pandora and Calusa baby videos!
The babies are 100% reliant on mom right now, so both Pandora and Calusa are spending their days caring for the new additions. A new mom can eat over 20 pounds of fish a day in order to give their babies the high fat content milk they need while nursing. That's as much as our largest males! If you'd like to buy Pandora and Calusa a bucket of fish in celebration of their new babies, click here.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Imitation Train
|It's often difficult to keep the attention of four dolphins at the dock.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Delta's Hidden Treasures
|Delta is known for hiding toys under docks and in his lagoons.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Luna Shares Her Toys
|The target pole is the instrument Luna's trainer is holding while she dives over. We have many of varying lengths and often the dolphins carry around shorter versions of this tool for fun.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Dolphin Research Center Wins First Prize with Ocean 180
Middle school students in over 1,600 classrooms around the world spent the past two months carefully evaluating and judging the 10 video finalists submitted to the 2015 Ocean 180 Video Challenge. Student judges thoughtfully critiqued each entry and ultimately determined which 3 minute video abstracts best explained the results and significance of the scientists' research. Ballots cast from 336 schools revealed the top 4 entries, each of which will be awarded a portion of a $9,000 prize package to honor their work in communicating science to the public.
|Dolphin Research Center's Blindfoded Imitation I study.
This year's two first place films, Dolphin Research Center Blindfold Imitation Study led by Dr. Kelly Jaakkola at the Dolphin Research Center and Drones at the Beach led by Patrick Rynne at the University of Miami, were singled out by students for being innovative, creative, and thought provoking. Rounding out the winning submissions was second place entry How to Treat a Bruised Flipper: Developing Pain Medications for Dolphins from Dr. Claire Simeone at The Marine Mammal Center and third place entry Rescuing the Gentle Giants led by Charles Waters at the University of Auckland, Institute of Marine Science.
Participating scientists were motivated by more than just the prize money. First place winner Dr. Jaakkola saw Ocean 180 as a chance to make her mark on the next generation of ocean scientists. "For a lot of students, science can have a negative, scary image. They picture people in white lab coats talking about topics that nobody understands in the most boring, unimaginative way possible," explained Dr. Jaakkola. "If we want to get kids excited about science, we need to change that image."
Thanks to the videos created by this year's finalists, the 37,795 student judges were exposed to a range of ocean science topics, from submarine volcanoes along the Oregon coast to fish migration in the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to sharing the results of recent research, the videos also described the importance and relevance of the research to society. Teachers around the world applauded the effort of the finalists to make connections between classroom lessons and the impact of scientific discoveries.
"Too often, students only see science in isolation with the benchmarks assigned to them, rather
than the real-world application of that learning," said Kathryn Blysma, whose students at Dr.
John Long Middle School in Wesley Chapel, FL participated as judges. "Although our state
benchmarks are thorough in supporting key learning for our students, making connections
between classroom learning and the real-world is critical to being good stewards of our planet."
Short films, like those submitted to Ocean 180, have become an increasingly popular tool for
presenting research to non-scientists in an engaging way. "For me, some of the most inspiring
science writing uses analogies, metaphors, and similes to communicate aspects of the scientific
process, particularly the relevance of results," said third place winner Charles Waters. "Video
helps lift images from print and the message comes closer to being an experience for the
audience in contrast to a mere information stream."
Using their video abstracts, the Ocean 180 Video Challenge provides scientists with a platform
to connect with a broad audience and offers an opportunity to practice translating the
importance and outcomes of their research to non-experts. As first place winner Patrick Rynne
explained, the ability to communicate scientific findings is an essential skill to develop. "At the
end of the day, most research is funded by the taxpayer," said Mr. Rynne. "Although it is
critical that work go through the peer-review process such as technical journals and conference
proceedings, we also have a responsibility to deliver our findings in a digestible way to the
general public."
See Dolphin Research Center's submission here.
Visit http://ocean180.org to learn more and to see a full list of finalists and participating
2015 Ocean 180 Video Challenge Winners:
1st Place (Amateur Category)
Drones at the Beach
Patrick Rynne, University of Miami
Fiona Graham, University of Miami/ Waterlust
Ronald Brouwer, Ad Reniers, and Matthieu de Schipper, Delft University
Jamie MacMahan, Naval Postgraduate School
Laura Bracken, University of Miami/ CARTHE
1st Place (Professional Category)
Dolphin Research Center Blindfold Imitation Study
Kelly Jaakkola, Emily Guarino, Mandy Rodriguez, and the Visual Communication Staff, Dolphin
Research Center
2nd Place
How to Treat a Bruised Flipper: Developing Pain Medications for Dolphins
Claire Simeone, The Marine Mammal Center
3rd Place
Rescuing the Gentle Giants
Charles Waters, University of Auckland, Institute of Marine Science
Scott Ewing
Richard Story, Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources
Mark J. Costello, University of Auckland
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Blood Drive Scheduled at Dolphin Research Center
Give the gift of life by donating blood when One Blood holds a blood drive on Friday, March 13th at Dolphin Research Center, mile marker 59, Grassy Key. The blood mobile will be stationed in DRC's parking lot from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Blood is always needed for emergencies, and for people who have cancer, sickle cell, anemia, blood disorders and other illnesses. Anyone who donates blood during the day will receive free admission to Dolphin Research Center. Donors also receive a free wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening, and a free t-shirt. To reserve a time to make your donation, call Nancy at DRC at 289-1121, extension 243.
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Friday, March 6, 2015
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The Schicklgruber Story
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"It seems likely," Robert Waite begins his book, "that more will be written about Adolf Hitler than about anyone else in history with the exception of Jesus Christ." This is a depressing prospect indeed. Why Hitler should continue to arouse such interest is a subject worthy of a major essay, for which The New York Review might well offer a prize. At the bottom of his first page Professor Waite prints this quotation:
The more I learn about Adolf Hitler, the harder I find it to explain and accept what followed. Somehow the causes are inadequate to account for the size of the effects. It is offensive to our reason and to our experience to be asked to believe that the [youthful Hitler] was the stuff of which the Caesars and Bonapartes were made. Yet the record is there to prove us wrong. It is here, in the gap between the explanation and the event, that the fascination of Hitler's career remains.
Although this comes from an introduction I wrote twenty years ago, I should not want to alter it today; but the passage of thirty years since Hitler's death has naturally extended the spectrum of comment in a way which is well illustrated by three of the four books I have been reading.
At one end of the spectrum is David Irving, an Englishman, whose book was first published in Germany in 1975 (Hitler und seine Feldherren). Further printing, however, was stopped after two days as a result of a dispute between author and publishers, apparently over his view of Hitler's responsibility for the "Final Solution." The book begins rather abruptly at the outbreak of war in 1939, with no discussion of the events leading up to this, and then takes 800 pages to cover in detail the five and a half years separating this from Hitler's defeat and suicide.
Mr. Irving's strength is in the persistence with which he pursues new evidence. This is a virtue recognizable by any historian and since I am critical of the use Mr. Irving makes of the evidence I want to be fair and acknowledge the energy and resource he has shown as a researcher.
There is no danger that anyone will overlook these. Mr. Irving rarely misses an opportunity to reiterate his claim that this is "not another biography of Hitler drawing on the same tired, mutually-supporting material" that other historians have used, but one entirely based on firsthand research "eschewing published sources."
It is a pity, in view of this claim, that he has not devoted more space to discussing the material he has used. At first sight the eighty pages of notes would appear to offer everything one wants, but it is often difficult without considerable research to distinguish between the claim to have unearthed new material which has never been seen before and the claim to have gone back to original sources already known and not relied on copying out quotations from other people's books.…
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